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Iron ore, coking coal prices are breaking bad

Iron ore sinks below $130 for the first time in 148 trading days and coking coal breaks long-held industry rule of thumb and dips below the iron ore price.

Frik Els | January 14, 2014 | 8:11 pm

Is space mining commercially viable?

A researcher from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics says there are likely 'few' ore-bearing asteroids.

Ana Komnenic | January 13, 2014 | 9:21 pm

Batista’s oil firm battle with shareholders gets ugly

Stakeholders say public prosecution is the only way to make Batista accountable, as he has strong ties with influential politicians, including President Dilma Roussef.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 13, 2014 | 11:13 am

Iron ore price drops to 5-month low despite record Chinese imports

China increased imports of iron ore 10% last year to 820m tonnes, but a bigger jump in stockpiles and a flood of new supply have pushed prices down 3% this year.

Frik Els | January 12, 2014 | 8:49 pm

Calling all single, Canadian mining CEOs

The Bachelor Canada is looking for its newest bachelor and someone from the mining industry may be just who they need.

Ana Komnenic | January 9, 2014 | 11:03 pm

Resource rich countries make up over 50% of the “extreme risk” jurisdictions to invest

Study also says that Myanmar is the country where the business environment improved the most last year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 8, 2014 | 9:30 am

How contrarians play bear markets in resources: Rick Rule

Your willingness to buy a stock should not be diminished by the fact that it has fallen in price. In everyday purchases, we want to buy things that are selling at discounts. In investing, people tend to prefer stocks when they are expensive and hate them when they are cheap.

Sprott Group | January 8, 2014 | 8:07 am